Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gap Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gap Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gap Run
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Gap Run:
- 36.261603, -82.228743
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gap Run
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Gap Run is near Unicoi County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gap Run ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Carter County
- Gap Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Green Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
- Green Pine is located in Carter County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Carter County
- Powder Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
- Powder Branch is located in Carter County
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Three Mountains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Mountains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mountains
- Three Mountains is located in Carter County
- Tiger Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Valley
- Tiger Valley is located in Carter County
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
How Far From Gap Run to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gap Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gap Run and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gap Run to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gap Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gap Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gap Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2616, Longitude: -82.2287 |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gap Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.036 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.636 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.754 degrees. |